Malkorok advice/help in flex and 10n

[Nuadria 20]

Does anyone know of any addons that can track Malkoroks Arcing Smash and Breath of Y'Shaarj? Also, how do I deal with his Blood Rage as a healer? Once Blood Rage starts, half the raid seems to die within 5-10 seconds.

[Orthios 271]

Usually flex groups will have either a tank or a melee dps (it doesn't have to be one if these though) place a world marker wherever malkorok does his arcing smash. After 3 smashes, he uses breath of y'sharj, which hits the 3 quadrants that were hit by arcing smash. When breath is about to be used, the tanks shoud pull malkorok into the quadrant that wasn't hit and everyone needs to stack (loosely, just don't want to be in one of the affected areas). After the second breath of y'sharj, he goes into blood rage. Here, everyone needs to stack on the tanks in front of malkorok. The damage is split between everyone hit (small frontal come attacks), and healing cooldowns need to be used here (tranquility, healing tide totem, etc). Anyone who gets the replaced energy debugf needs to get out of the group and healers need to dispel it (it pulses damage to anyone within 8 yards). Make sure people have DBM as the fight timers are good for keeping track of what's next and announcing mechanics.

[Nuadria 20]

I always give tanks assist, but 85% of the time, they never place any, and then wonder why they die once Breath of Y'Shaarj hits them.

 

Edit: On Blood Rage I do have people stack on the tank, but I don't think any other healer is dispelling Displaced Energy or using their healing cooldowns.

Edited October 2, 2014 by Nuadria

[Orthios 271]

I always give tanks assist, but 85% of the time, they never place any, and then wonder why they die once Breath of Y'Shaarj hits them.

Giving tanks assist is good and all, as it's necessary if you want to see a pull timer, but did you ever check to make sure that someone was marking?

Edited October 2, 2014 by Orthios

[Nuadria 20]

I did, and even before the marking, if the tanks mark at all, I explain the mechanics of Arcing Smash, Breath of Y'Shaarj, Blood Rage, and Imploding Energy. I'm not sure why people don't pay attention to it, since if someone is doing flex/10n/10H raiding, they have to have DBM for the warnings of the bosses attacks.

Edited October 2, 2014 by Nuadria